This page lists bestselling China books, defined as any English-language book on or from China that was published in the last year, and which ranks in the top 15 in its category when ordered by its overall bestseller rank among books on Amazon.com. We update this list on a monthly basis. Please note that rankings are not final, only an indication of Amazon sales, which do not incorporate other editions or point-of-sale purchases. Blurbs are adapted from publisher copy.
Overall Bestsellers
The Red Emperor
Xi Jinping and His New China
Michael Sheridan
A portrait of Xi Jinping that draws on intimate stories from the closed world of China's leading families and two decades of first-hand reporting.
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Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer
An argument that the Chinese Communist Party is undertaking covert operations to sow chaos and decadence in the U.S.
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The Night Ends with Fire
K.X. Song
A fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan that follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny.
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New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
David E. Sanger
An account of how the U.S. finds itself in a volatile rivalry with Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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Other Rivers
A Chinese Education
Peter Hessler
An account of two generations of students in China's heartland, chronicling a country in the midst of tumultuous change through the prism of its education system.
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A Very Chinese Cookbook
100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)
Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang
A cookbook showing the way to delicious Chinese cooking from the father and son hosts of the America's Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs.
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The War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
Ernest Scheyder
A look into what is needed to fight climate change, secure energy independence, and the impact China's domination of critical minerals will have on the geopolitical order.
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Chasing Hope
A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof
A memoir about a life in journalism from New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winnder and author Nicholas Kristof.
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World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
An argument for how the U.S. can maintain its place as the world's top superpower in the face of a rising China.
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Daughters of Shandong
A Novel
Eve J. Chung
A novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China.
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The Boiling Moat
Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan
Ed. Matt Pottinger
A scholarly argument that a robust military strategy for Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Australia, and Europe is essential for countering Beijing's aggression.
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Living the Asian Century
An Undiplomatic Memoir
Kishore Mahbubani
A memoir from a politician and diplomat, tracing the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse.
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The Fox Wife
A Novel
Yangsze Choo
A novel that explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.
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Made in Taiwan
Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation
Clarissa Wei
An in-depth cookbook that celebrates Taiwan's unique culture and cuisine.
BuyBestselling Politics Books
The Red Emperor
Xi Jinping and His New China
Michael Sheridan
A portrait of Xi Jinping that draws on intimate stories from the closed world of China's leading families and two decades of first-hand reporting.
Buy
Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer
An argument that the Chinese Communist Party is undertaking covert operations to sow chaos and decadence in the U.S.
Buy
New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
David E. Sanger
An account of how the U.S. finds itself in a volatile rivalry with Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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The War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
Ernest Scheyder
A look into what is needed to fight climate change, secure energy independence, and the impact China's domination of critical minerals will have on the geopolitical order.
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World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
An argument for how the U.S. can maintain its place as the world's top superpower in the face of a rising China.
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The Boiling Moat
Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan
Ed. Matt Pottinger
A scholarly argument that a robust military strategy for Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Australia, and Europe is essential for countering Beijing's aggression.
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Where Every Ghost Has a Name
A Memoir of Taiwanese Independence
Kim Liao
A family history written by the granddaughter of a Taiwanese independence movement leader persecuted by the Kuomintang.
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The Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
Jim Sciutto
An analysis of the realities of the new post-post-Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new global nuclear arms race.
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Mao’s America
A Survivor’s Warning
Xi Van Fleet
A survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution in China makes a case that history is repeating itself in the 'Woke Revolution' of America.
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Lost Decade
The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power
Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine
An analysis of the American "Pivot to Asia" that argues that the US lacks a coherent approach to the Indo-Pacific.
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The War for Chinese Talent in America
The Politics of Technology and Knowledge in Sino-U.S. Relations in the 21st Century
David Zweig
A documentation of China's "no-holds-barred" effort to access U.S. technology, and America's vigorous counterattack and efforts to disrupt the transfer of U.S. technology to China.
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The Struggle for Taiwan
A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
Sulmaan Wasif Khan
An account of the events that have left Taiwan a political anomaly, with issues around its status and future continuing to threaten war.
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The Devil and Communist China
From Mao Down to Xi
Steven W. Mosher
An argument that the ancient Chinese political theory Legalism contains diabolical self-aggrandizement that established the totalitarian rule of China today.
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A World Safe for Commerce
American Foreign Policy from the Revolution to the Rise of China
Dale C. Copeland
An exploration of how commerce determines whether America preserves the peace or goes to war with China.
BuyBestselling History Books
Smoke and Ashes
Opium's Hidden Histories
Amitav Ghosh
A travelogue, memoir, and historical essay unraveling the impact of the opium trade on global history in Britain, India, and China, and the author's own family.
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Skies of Thunder
The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Caroline Alexander
An account of combat and survival in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II.
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Zhou Enlai
A Life
Jian Chen
A biography of Zhou Enlai, the first premier and preeminent diplomat of the People’s Republic of China, who protected his country against the excesses of his boss―Chairman Mao.
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Feeding Ghosts
A Graphic Memoir
Tessa Hulls
A graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women from Shanghai to Hong Kong to the United States.
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Corky Lee’s Asian America
Fifty Years of Photographic Justice
Corky Lee
A collection of over 200 photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement.
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Not Your China Doll
The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong
Katie Gee Salisbury
The story of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star.
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Mission to Mao
US Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II
Sara B. Castro
An innovative history of US intelligence officers on the ground and the first official contacts between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
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From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane
The Reawakening of Mongol Asia
Peter Jackson
An account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire.
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The King’s Chinese
From Barber to Banker, the story of Yeap Chor Ee and the Straits Chinese
Daryl Yeap
An account of the Straits British Chinese, a distinct migrant society from various districts of South China in the late 19th century
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The Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
Thomas S. Mullaney
The untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
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Blurred Boundaries
A Martial Arts Legacy and the Shaping of Taiwan
Ze-han Hong (trans. Christopher Bates)
A blend of Taiwanese and personal history exploring the diaspora to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War and the martial artists who set about building a new life.
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The Women Who Ruled China
Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century
Stephanie Balkwill
A history of Empress Dowager Ling, the Buddhist female ruler of the Northern Wei dynasty.
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Rebel Island
The Incredible History of Taiwan
Jonathan Clements
A history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle, and the renewed threat of invasion by China.
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The Price of Collapse
The Little Ice Age and the Fall of Ming China
Timothy Brook
A history that delves into the chilling narrative of the Little Ice Age and its catastrophic impact on Ming China.
BuyBestselling Society/Culture Books
Other Rivers
A Chinese Education
Peter Hessler
An account of two generations of students in China's heartland, chronicling a country in the midst of tumultuous change through the prism of its education system.
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A Very Chinese Cookbook
100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)
Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang
A cookbook showing the way to delicious Chinese cooking from the father and son hosts of the America's Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs.
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Chasing Hope
A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof
A memoir about a life in journalism from New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winnder and author Nicholas Kristof.
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Living the Asian Century
An Undiplomatic Memoir
Kishore Mahbubani
A memoir from a politician and diplomat, tracing the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse.
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Made in Taiwan
Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation
Clarissa Wei
An in-depth cookbook that celebrates Taiwan's unique culture and cuisine.
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Chop Fry Watch Learn
Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
Michelle T. King
A new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world.
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A-Gong’s Table
Vegan Recipes from a Taiwanese Home
George Lee
A rendering of food through the memories of family and of home: over 90 plant-based recipes.
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At the Edge of Empire
A Family’s Reckoning with China
Edward Wong
A dual narrative that tells the story of modern China by braiding an intergenerational family memoir with first-person contemporary reporting by the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief.
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Vegan Chinese Food
Yang Liu and Katharina Pinczolits
A book of recipes for easy, delicious and plant-based versions of sixty well-loved Chinese dishes.
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Private Revolutions
Four Women Face China's New Social Order
Yuan Yang
A portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women striving for a better future in a highly unequal society.
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Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Curtis Chin
A memoir that takes readers on a nostalgic journey intertwininh personal experiences, cultural identity and the lessons learned in Chinese restaurants.
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The Red Lie
A Story of Family, Betrayal, and My Escape from China
Hua Foley
An account by a Chinese dissident of her childhood as the daughter of a CCP propaganda officer.
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A Day in Hong Kong
A Cantonese Cookbook
ArChan Chan
A culinary journey through Hong Kong from breakfast to dinner.
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Love of the Half-Eaten Peach
Inspired by a True Story
Lee Wind (illus. Jieting Chen)
A lyrical take on Yuan, Duke Ling of Wei, and his beloved Mi Zi Xia, who shared a peach in 500 BCE, inspiring a phrase that would come to describe romantic love between men.
BuyBestselling Fiction Books
The Night Ends with Fire
K.X. Song
A fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan that follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny.
Buy
Daughters of Shandong
A Novel
Eve J. Chung
A novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China.
Buy
The Fox Wife
A Novel
Yangsze Choo
A novel that explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.
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The Oxherd Boy
Parables of Love, Compassion, and Community
Regina Linke
An illustrated fable inspired by thousands of years of Chinese thought about a young boy who explores the many ways to make meaning and find joy in the everyday.
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A Past Unearthed
Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1
Jin Yong (tr. Gigi Chang)
A novel that takes readers on an epic journey filled with ancient legends, kung fu, and a transformative quest.
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Of Jade and Dragons
Amber Chen
A silkpunk fantasy about a girl who must disguise herself as a boy and enter the famed and dangerous Engineer’s Guild trials to unravel the mystery of her father’s murder.
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The Boy From Clearwater Book II
Yu Pei-Yun (illus. Zhou Jian-Xin, tr. Lin King)
The second half of the story of Kun-lin, picking up after his imprisonment on Green Island during Taiwan's White Terror period.
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River East, River West
Aube Rey Lescure
A historical fiction book set against the backdrop of developing modern China that follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity.
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Shanghailanders
A Novel
Juli Min
A novel that follows a cosmopolitan Shanghai household backward in time, beginning in 2040 and moving through our present and the recent past.
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Cinema Love
A Novel
Jiaming Tang
A novel about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them.
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Tiananmen Square
A Novel
Lai Wen
A coming-of-age novel about young love and lasting friendships forged in the years leading up to the Tiananmen Square student protests.
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The Logoharp
A Cyborg Novel of China and America in the Year 2121
Arielle Emmett
A science fiction story of a Chinese journalist who can see the future.
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